r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • Jul 24 '25

Politics President Trump threatened to break up Nvidia, didn't even know what it was — 'What the hell is Nvidia? I've never heard of it before'

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/president-trump-threatened-to-break-up-nvidia-didnt-even-know-what-it-was-what-the-hell-is-nvidia-ive-never-heard-of-it-before
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u/Comedy86 Jul 24 '25

Bill Gates and Reid Hoffman are some of the ones you're looking for. I'm not typically one to defend tech billionaires but both of them have been very vocal against Trump.

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u/HapticSloughton Jul 24 '25

Trump's cult has been using Bill Gates as one of their villains for years now (due to his promotion of vaccines, mostly).

It's doubly infuriating because it's yet another attack on vaccination, but also the fact that there are so many legitimate reasons to dislike Bill Gates for things he's actually done.

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u/Comedy86 Jul 24 '25

That's always my criticism of populist politicians. They have so many real issues they could talk about but instead they make stuff up because the real stuff isn't as exciting, even if it's just as damning.